Merry-go-round



April 24, 1928. 1,667,163

R. F. LAMAR MERRY-GO-ROUND Filed Feb. 18, 1927 2 Sheets-Sneet l 3H1: x fut RALPH E Lung April 24, 1928.

R. F. LAMAR MERRY-GO-ROUND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 18, 1927 Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

dUNlTED STATES PATENT '0FFICE.

mm! rmxnm LAIAR, or amen our, Kansas IEBRY-GO-BOUND.

Applicatiim filed February 1a, 1927. Serial no. 100,222.

The principal object of this'invention is to provide a self-propelled merry-govround- I I harm the children playin with it.

More specifically, the o ject of this invention is to provide a vertical rotatably mounted hub having radial extending supporting arms, properly braced, for carrying a plat- (fiorm to accommodate the seating "of chilren.

These and other objects will be apparent "to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists inzthe construction,

arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the ob'ects contemplated are attained as hereina er more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: g

, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my complete invention installed and ready for use. Fig.2 is a top plan sectional view of my merry-go-round and more fully illustrates the radial extending supporting arms and tie braces.

Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of my complete device taken on line 3--3 of Fig. '2 installed and ready for use and more fully illustrates the huband axle construction.

Fig. 4 is asectional view taken on line 44"of Fig. 2 and shows the means for securing the seat platform to the supporting arms. Perhaps no other amusement device is more enjoyable to children than a merryjgo-round. However their enjoyment of this device has been restricted due to the fact i that it had to be operated by older people,

waste agreat degree dangerous, and necessitated finance. I have overcome all these objections by a safe self-propelled merry-goround that is easily installed in any yard,

gymnasium, school ground, or park.

The numeral 10 designates an axle designed to be held in a vertical position by having its lower end embedded in the con-- crete 11 which in turn is in the ground or lid flooring 12 as shown iii Fig. 3. The numeral from the ground. This platform consists of construction it will-readily be seen that the 13 designates a hub which is supported by 86 and rota'tably mounted on the axle 10 by the upper bearing member 14 embracing the upper portion of the axle 10 and the lower bearin member 15 between the lower portion 0 the hub 13 and the axle 10. Integrally formed on the top portion of the hub 13 are the radially extendin supportmg arms 16. These arms exten outward, downward, and then outward to support the merry-go-round platform a short'distance a series of boards 17, held together and secured .on the supporting arms by the bolts 18 and clamp 19. By the above described complete device may be easily rotated on the axle 10. In order that the com lete device will be more rigidand durable, have provided various braces. The numeral 20 designates tie braces between the radially extendin supporting arms for holding the 121111113516 proper distance apart. At the point where these tie braces are integral with the supporting arms, I have a supporting brace 21 extending downwardly to the so hub 13 as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3. These supporting braces tend to throw the weight near the center of the hub and makes a truss. effect that renders the com lete device very rigid. The numeral 22 diasignates braces between the supporting braces 21 and the top portion of the hub 13. The numeral 23 designates horizontal braces between the supporting braces 21 and the downwardly extending portions of the supportin arms 16. Children that have an acrobatica tendency may utilize the braces 23 as horizontal bars. The hand rails 24 between the supporting arms ma be used by the children rldin on the plat orm 17 to maintain their stability thereon or by those rotating the merry-goround as a hand hold.

The complete device rotates very easily and the children may first start it to rotating and then climb on the platform, either sitting or standing, and ride until the mo-. mentum ot' the merry-go-round is retarded to such an extent as to be further unenjoyable or until the merry-go-round has ceased to rotate entirely. Some children prefer to ride while one or more of the group rotates the merry-go-round. This rotation may be either by -.the operator standing still and forcing the merry-go-round past him or by holding to the merry-go-round and running around with it. p

The complete device may be made of any suitable material and it may be found in manufacturing that it is advisable to have the various arms and braces held together by bolts or the like instead of having them integrally formed with each other, and the braces may be variously arranged.

The same device may be made in miniature form as a small toy.

Since the device is installed it does not needv further attention as there is no part that can get out of order.

it will be readily appreciated by all skilled "in the art that l have provided a durable self-propelled merry-go-round for the enjoy- 7 ment of children and one that is completely safe for their own operation without the su ervision of an elder ome changes may be made in the constructionand arrangement of my improved merry-go-round without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

l claim:

1. En a device of the class described, an axle designed to be held in a vertical position by having one of its ends buried in suitable material, a single hub member rotatably mounted on and embracing the major por-" tion of the length of said axle, radially extending arms from the upper portion of said hub member first outwardly and then downivardly, a platform secured to the free ends of said arms, and braces leading from said supporting arms to a point on the center portion of said hub member that is of a height greater than that of the said platform,

2, In a device of the class described, an axle desi nod to be held in a vertical position by .aving one of its ends buried in suitable material, a single hub member rotatably mounted on and embracing the major portion of the length of said axle, radially extending supporting arms extending from the upper portion of said hub-member first outwardly and then downwardly, a platform secured to the free ends of said supporting arms, a brace extending from the outwardly extending portion of each supporting arm to -a pointon the hub, member that is of a height greater than that of the said platform, and a brace member leading from a point on the downwardly extending portion or? each supenergies member first outwardly and then down wardly, a platform secured to the free ends of said supporting arms, tie braces between the radially extending supporting arms, a supporting brace leading from each supporting arm to the central portion of the hub member, and a brace leading from the central portion of each supporting brace to I the upper portion of said hub member, all of said braces being at a heigth greater than that of the said platform.

t. lln a device of the class described, a vertical axle member, a hub member rotatably mounted on said aide member, said hub member having a to hearing on said axle member and another hearing thereon spaced below said top bearing, an annular platform surrounding said axle member, supporting arms fixed to said hub member andhaving portions extending outwardly therefrom in substantially horizontal planes and also having integral portions extending down wardly and engaging said platform in supporting relation, and brace members further connecting said supporting arms to said hub member and located a considerable distance above said platform whereby the space between said platform and said axle member is left entirely clear for those using the de vice.

5. In a device of the class described, a vertical axle member, a hub member rotatably mounted on said axle member, said hub member having a top bearing on said axle member and another bearing thereon spaced below said top bearing, an annular platform 

